Humpback Whale Tail or Flukes, Stephens Passage – Image 2463

I am running a lot of whale photos for a couple of weeks to remind people of the show on whales at the Alaska State Museum in Juneau featuring my photos. A humpback whale tail is referred to as flukes and can be as long as 15 feet from tip to tip. That means if I was to lie down on a whale tail (I stand 6’ 4”) and another person my same height laid down, we still would have three feet or so between us. These are huge animals growing to lengths between 40 to 50 feet as adults. This photo illustrates the month of August in my 2007 Southeast Alaska calendar and is a postcard in my new line of postcards released this year. Nikon F/5, Lens: 80-400 Nikkor , Film: 35mm Velvia slide film-Mark Kelley